Liberty vs. Storm Game Preview: Key Players and Odds

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00:00Now for a Liberty and Storm game that we should chat about really fast before we get into

00:08all the drama that's going to go down tonight.

00:10You got the Liberty coming off Wednesday's shocking L. Listed as 12 and a half point

00:16favorites but the Sparks decided to snap their skids.

00:19So Storm have three different players that can rack up 16 plus points which is something

00:23you want to keep in mind when you're going against the top team in the WNBA at the moment

00:27or one of the top teams.

00:29So the Storm have a strong team but sometimes their performance is extremely questionable

00:33if it's not for Brianna Stewart completely throwing them on her back and getting all

00:37of the work done.

00:38Where am I going with all this?

00:39Well if the Storm don't commit to a bunch of turnovers we're not looking at an outright

00:44win but it's too testy on both sides here.

00:47Liberty need to keep up a strong performance.

00:49Storm have the ability to have a strong performance or to at least keep them on the ropes.

00:54So I don't like the money line on either side here.

00:57What I do really like is the Storm to cover the spread.

00:59This is one of those games that I mentioned that the lines have changed a good amount.

01:03Opened up at about one and a half went to two then as of this morning I was seeing three,

01:08three and a half.

01:09So see where you can grab it but regardless I don't think this is going to be any sort

01:12of blowout.

01:13I don't think that the Liberty are going to run away with a number of points ahead.

01:16I think the Storm can cover the spread.

01:18Not to mention is that I'm also liking the over on this one.

01:21You've got two teams that are actually very offensively sound.

01:24They can get to the point.

01:25Reminder, the Storm have three different players that can consistently put up 16 plus points.

01:30You're easily going to be seeing 70 plus points on both sides of these teams.

01:34Probably 80 plus more likely.

01:36So that's why I like the 163 and a half total for this matchup.

01:41Notable players and ASCU for the Liberty, somebody who I mentioned as I butchered her

01:45name that I actually liked in the MVP conversation before the Olympic break.

01:5084 points in her last five games, 22 rebounds, 22 assists.

01:55And something else that I mentioned, she can either come in for her team in the rebound

01:58category or she can show up and assist and start serving up the right ball to set her

02:02teammates up for success.

02:03So if they have a big night, I wouldn't be surprised to see her have some major numbers.

02:07Brianna Stewart carries her team.

02:09I think she had 32 points the other night in one of their losses, which has to be devastating

02:13to put in that much work and only get so far.